NBA 2020 NBA Playoffs Thread

[c9777666]

The Thunder don't even need to play defense. Houston just keeps chucking up 3s and missing.

once upon a time, it was the opposite where nobody shot threes and it was chucking up one on one in isoball and missing.

 

[c9777666]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs- where randomness and inconsistent sustainability happens

 

[Cloned]

once upon a time, it was the opposite where nobody shot threes and it was chucking up one on one in isoball and missing.

Houston is still heavily reliant on ISOball, they just play ISOball to setup the three instead of the midrange.

 

[Elvis P]

Pat Riley ruined the NBA in the 90s when his Knicks/Heat teams turned the NBA into rugby...

The Pistons started this in the 80s. They'd knock Jordan and Pippen down and it was not called a flagrant foul.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Pat Riley ruined the NBA in the 90s when his Knicks/heat teams turned the NBA into rugby and “first to 75 wins”

the NBA was at its worst when the entire league was basically “first to 80 wins” and essentially almost like dead puck hockey. (I.e. too much defense)

I loved when NBA allowed players to play D and players didn't cry/flop every possession looking for foul

The fact you cant even hand check a guy in NBA is enough of a joke

Today's game is watered down and inferior product

 

[No More Subban]

damn, i had no idea PG once dated doc rivers's daughter and ended up cheating on her with the stripper he eventually knocked up and married

that must've been pretty awkward at first

Whooaaa.. and that daughter is Seth Curry's wife now.

 

[c9777666]

I loved when NBA allowed players to play D and players didn't cry/flop every position looking for foul

The fact you cant even hand check a guy in NBA is enough of a joke

Today's game is watered down and inferior product

the NBA basically took away fast breaks and games at times resembled foulfests.

 

[John Price]

Lakers are back bay bee

 

[John Price]

I loved when NBA allowed players to play D and players didn't cry/flop every possession looking for foul

The fact you cant even hand check a guy in NBA is enough of a joke

Today's game is watered down and inferior product

They removed the post game too in 2020

Now everyone jacks up a 3 because analytics

No post game, no grind. AD out there just throwing threes up You'd never see Shaq do that

 

[Elvis P]

• Porzingis (knee) ruled out for Game 5 vs. Clippers
• Sixers GM: Not looking to trade Simmons, Embiid
• LeBron: Black community living in fear of police
• LeBron: 'Stars aligned' for Lakers in 8/24 game
• Butler helps Heat sweep despite shoulder strain
• Raptors say Lowry diagnosed with ankle sprain

 

[Jack Straw]

Jamal Murray is putting on a show.

 

[Avs_19]

Jamal Murray is putting on a show.

He's doing everything he can to avoid elimination.

Jokic is having a great as well.

 

[Jack Straw]

He's doing everything he can to avoid elimination.

Jokic is having a great as well.

This is the definition of “in the zone”.

 

[Avs_19]

Kitchener's finest can't be stopped!

BTW, TNT just needs to go ahead and put SVG on their A team already. He just started with them recently and he's already their best colour guy.

 

[Jack Straw]

Great game by Denver (and Murray in particuarly obviously). And now it’s Luka Time.

 

[Jack Straw]

Kitchener's finest can't be stopped!

BTW, TNT just needs to go ahead and put SVG on their A team already. He just started with them recently and he's already their best colour guy.

I’m kind of hoping SVG is the next Sixers coach. I think he might be able to get Simmons and Embiid straightened out.

 

[Avs_19]

I’m kind of hoping SVG is the next Sixers coach. I think he might be able to get Simmons and Embiid straightened out.

There seems to be a lot of early Ty Lue buzz with the Sixers. Then again, he has been talked about with the Nets and Pelicans as well. I can't tell if he's that highly in demand or if his agent just has a great relationship with the media.

 

[Jack Straw]

There seems to be a lot of early Ty Lue buzz with the Sixers. Then again, he has been talked about with the Nets and Pelicans as well. I can't tell if he's that highly in demand or if his agent just has a great relationship with the media.

Yeah, I’ve heard that. Not too excited about him really.

 

[Avs_19]

Yeah, I’ve heard that. Not too excited about him really.

He hasn't accomplished anything away from LeBron but people do speak highly of him.

 

[Jack Straw]

He hasn't accomplished anything away from LeBron but people do speak highly of him.

Yeah, that’s my concern. How much was him and how much was player/coach/GM LeBron.

 

[Voight]

He hasn't accomplished anything away from LeBron but people do speak highly of him.

He was hyped up not long before the Cavs hired him. But they mainly hired him because Bron wanted a coach that was a former player (he pushed for Mark Jackson at the time).

But he got a good rep from work in Boston in player dev, but then had a meteoric rise from assistant in LA one year, to highest paid assistant in the NBA the next.

 

[Jack Straw]

Bucks players apparently boycotting game 5.

 

[John Price]

As NBA Ratings Mysteriously Fall, UFC Ratings Rise - Game 7

 

[Vamos Rafa]

As NBA Ratings Mysteriously Fall, UFC Ratings Rise - Game 7

Outside of my team’s games, I have not watched a full game or even a full quarter since the restart. My interest just isn’t there. It’s just not the same and I am a big NBA fan.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Some of the games have been good

The f***ing Rockets are terrible to watch though and Nets piss poor roster made that series an easy miss match

If playoffs continue though most of teams in lead seem pretty safe to wrap up series for most part

No way are Magic winning 3 straight vs Bucks for instance